European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the application of certain provisions of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, of Council Decision 2008/616/JHA on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, and the Annex thereto, and of Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA on accreditation of forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities (08730/2019 — C9-0018/2019 — 2019/0013(NLE))
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Switzerland, biometrics, cooperation agreement (EU), cross-border cooperation, exchange of information, genetic database, police cooperation, ratification of an agreement, terrorism, vehicle registration








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29.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/77






P9_TA(2019)0086
EU-Switzerland Agreement on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the application of certain provisions of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, of Council Decision 2008/616/JHA on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, and the Annex thereto, and of Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA on accreditation of forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities (08730/2019 — C9-0018/2019 — 2019/0013(NLE))
(Consent)
(2021/C 255/17)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the draft Council decision (08730/2019),










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having regard to the draft agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the application of certain provisions of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, of Council Decision 2008/616/JHA on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, and the Annex thereto, and of Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA on accreditation of forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities (08744/2019 and 10510/2019),










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having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 82(1), second subparagraph, point (d) and Article 87(2), point (a), in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0018/2019),










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having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A9-0043/2019),












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Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;












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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Swiss Confederation.